Favorite Obsure Manga
 

What are your favorite obscure manga (that haven't been turned into a popular anime) and why? By obscure manga, I mean manga which most people who read manga casually haven't heard of. Also, I would prefer that the manga hasn't been licensed. ^.^ In general, I love manga that is based on real life and that doesn't have too much action. I also like manga with a lot of adventure and characters who have unusual personalities and character development. ^.^

My favorite manga are 3 AM DANGEROUS ZONE, A House in Venice, and No. 6. I am fond of 3 AM because I think the main character has a really unique personality and the environment of working into the nighttime isn't usually portrayed in manga. :) I like A House In Venice a lot because the main character is very introspective and curious, I love reading manga about art, and there's a slight focus on mystery and observation. I also particularly love No. 6 because the main characters' personalities are very unique to me. I also find it interesting to see how people behave in a poverty-stricken environment.

Thank you in advance for responding! :)

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I don't know what obsure means but Berserk is really good

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By obscure manga, I mean manga which most people who read manga casually haven't heard of. Also, I would prefer that the manga hasn't been licensed. ^.^

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berserk is a popular anime


But there was a manga i read called Holyland, its a martial arts manga about a kid who didnt fit in anywhere and turned to the streets and nightlife to find the that special home he longed for.

Good idea middie, here is the link to read it
http://www.mangareader.net/729/holyland.html

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http://www.mangahere.com/manga/denpa_kyoushi/

I read this one like a crack addict. It's absurd as hell what it is but you know it's just done well enough. Few male characters in anime / manga actually catch my eye as entertaining (I can only name two anime that do this: Hachiman from Yahare and Kirito from SOA. I dis-include N because he was a game character first.) But the teacher character is fucking hilarious. I'd LOVE to see this done into an anime. It'd be pretty hard to mess up.

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I read the first two chapters of this manga yesterday; it was really interesting to me, but it's not an atmosphere I particularly like a lot. Thank you, I enjoyed reading it though!

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Shinjeki no Ruami Kiragana

so obscure it doesn't even exist

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dunno how obscure it is, but since I don't hear about it, Clover was a pretty good manga imo

also Bamboo Blade...but like, that's semi-obscure I think

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I can attest that Holyland is a fantastic manga, with an amazingly satisfying ending!

As for my favourite obscure manga, that would be Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou. It's not so obscure, it's more that the many people that attempt to read it fail to complete it. It's an amazing story, an amazing slice of life, and very uplifting in an odd way. :)

http://myanimelist.net/manga/4/Yokohama_Kaidashi_Kikou


And then there is BLAME!
http://myanimelist.net/manga/149/BLAME!

^ read it. :|

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I should read Clover, CLAMP stuff usually seems pretty good. Bamboo blade was decent, but it was adapted as an anime so dunno if that counts. I... actually have nothing to add unfortunately. I've never read any mainstream manga but all the stuff I do read doesn't quite count as obscure.

Though if I'm allowed to mention light novels, Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria is really good.

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Disregarding obscurity one of my favorites is Binbougami Ga!.

I am currently reading Kuragehime because the anime just kind of ended.

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http://myanimelist.net/manga/44347/One_Punch-Man
not as obscure as the next 2, but its pretty funny and does a good job of mixing in moments of insane badassery and cool fighting with plenty of comedy.
http://myanimelist.net/manga/5820/Sumire 16-sai
slice of lifey but the main character is a doll controled by an old man trying to live as a normal highschool girl. every chapter is pretty funny.
http://myanimelist.net/manga/4158/Lolicon_Phoenix
evil orginazation wants to kidnap all the little girls, only a creepy pedophile in a phoenix mask can save them.

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Watamote. Not the most obscure thing but it fits the bill.

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I am a pretty huge fan of Kaiji and The Liar Game.
Both seem really underrated IMO.

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Kaiji's not underrated. is it? Kaiji is my 2D waifu and i demand monetary restitution.

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I'm reading Kaiji for the first time, and it has almost the exact same atmosphere as Akagi. The plot of Kaiji is interesting to me, but I can't seem to become immersed into the story when it's so similar to Akagi. >.<

*edit* I just realized the thread title says Obsure instead of Obscure. x.x

Re: Favorite Obsure Manga
 

the manga and the anime are kind of different.



other than that, they're similar until about 1/2 or 3/5 of the way in.